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2022 Map of Michigan City East

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Michigan City East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Lake Michigan shorelines and the eastern edges of Michigan City define this northern Indiana landscape, where suburban expansion meets an intricate system of agricultural drainage. The terrain is marked by a network of engineered waterways such as Beck Ditch, Bull Ditch, and White Ditch, which manage the low-lying lands surrounding small bodies of water like Clare Lake and Ohms Lake. This transition from the industrial and residential corridors of Trail Creek and Pottawattamie Park to the rural pockets of Springfield and Andry reveals the area's mid-century development patterns.

Genealogists will find several notable burial sites throughout the quadrangle, including Swan Lake Memorial Gardens and the smaller Sharp Cem and Cross Cem. Transportation and infrastructure are central to the region's character, anchored by the Michigan City Municipal Airport-Phillips Field and the various clusters of settlement such as Waterford, Ambler, and Summit that sit along the primary road arteries moving inland from the coast.